Obscure Bird Grasshopper

     OBSCURE BIRD GRASSHOPPER

SPECIES: Schistocerca obscura

STATUS: Least Concern

HABITAT: Open woodlands and fields.

DIET: Plant foliage

GENERAL: The Obscure Bird Grasshopper can get up to 3 inches long and is one of the most beautiful of the family Acrididae or Short-Horned Grasshoppers with its vibrant black and green markings and a yellow stripe down its back.